Game bits: This week's Epic freebie, Friday the 13th licensing issues, and EA's next college football game
A free game, a nightmare, and a raw deal
Apple confirms the Vision Pro headset achieves 90Hz refresh rate, is HDR capable
Vision Pro can switch to 96Hz to smoothly play 24fps video
Try before you buy: Rental agencies are expanding their EV fleets
Lingering questions about electric vehicles?
Caltech researchers demonstrate wireless solar power transmission in space
Making progress on the dream of harvesting solar energy closer to its original source
Several popular Minecraft mods are infected with Fracturiser malware
You should stop downloading mods for now
Singapore to invest billions in new submarine cable facilities
New investments to strengthen connectivity capabilities with Southeast Asia and the world
Micron starts mass producing high-capacity 96GB DDR5-4800 RDIMMs
The new DIMMs are ideal for AI, data analytics and other memory-intensive workloads
Google warns hybrid workers about attendance, asks remote staff to consider coming back
"There is just no substitute for coming together in person," apparently
To survive on the Moon or Mars, humans will need photoelectrochemical devices
The life support system on the ISS will not work for long-term space exploration
The desktop GPU market continued its downward slide in Q1 2023
Analysts predict a recovery to start in Q3, leading to growth in 2024 and 2025
Myst developer slammed for using AI-generated content in latest game
Is AI content in games the new NFTs?
A hot potato: Firmament, the adventure game from Myst developer Cyan, is receiving a lot of flak for its heavy inclusion of "AI-assisted content." It's used in a number of areas, including the writing of the lore, character voices, and art.
The EU could ban Huawei from its 5G networks
The Commission is concerned by member states' lack of action
Paradox assures fans Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has not been canceled
Highly anticipated: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is still in the works despite its publisher's lack of communication on the title. Paradox Interactive dropped some screenshots into its Steam page and told fans it is still working on the game and would have more information – perhaps even a release date this fall.
EA confirms Madden 24 crossplay, system requirements, and release date
Josh Allen becomes first-ever Buffalo Bills Madden cover athlete
Coca-Cola's latest soda takes aim at gamers, tastes like League of Legends XP
Please don't LoL at Coke's newest flavor
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IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS
Diablo IV becomes Blizzard's fastest-selling game
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ZEN 5
AMD confirms Ryzen 8000 AM5 CPUs and Navi 3.5 graphics
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CLEAN ENERGY
Switzerland is installing solar panels in train tracks
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OPERATING SYSTEM
What's new in Apple iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma
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NEXT-GEN
Apple Vision Pro AR headset arrives next year for $3,500
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SECURITY
Google removes 32 malicious Chrome extensions with
millions of installs
Mycorrhizal fungi help a third of all fossil fuel emissions get absorbed into soil
Why it matters: The mycelial underground network of mycorrhizal fungi helps store a huge amount of carbon dioxide in the soil. So much, in fact, that scientists are studying a way to exploit the fungi's capabilities to mitigate environmental issues brought by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Dell Australia found guilty in federal court of deceptive sales practices
Ordered to refund monitor purchases, with other possible penalties to follow
GPD working on compact external GPU dock for laptops and handheld consoles
The Chinese company is crowdfunding an eGPU docking station with an RX 7600M XT inside
Risk management means destroying all decommissioned hard drives
An estimated 90% of decommissioned hard drives are destroyed
Minecraft Trails and Tales brings armor trims, hidden treasure, sniffers and more
Minecraft 1.20 Trails & Tales is a major update that introduces numerous advances including new epic armor trims, archeology, secret structures, sniffers, camels, bamboo blocks, cherry blossom biome and more.
Microsoft will pay $20 million for violating children's online privacy on Xbox
"Yes, we were always thinking about the children - because of a technical glitch"
Healthcare chain is using a GPT-4-based AI to generate medical records
Saving 12 minutes over human-made medical notes, hallucinations aside.
A "potentially hazardous" asteroid bigger than a skyscraper reaches Earth next week
It's expected to miss us
Malwarebytes faces lawsuit for classifying rival's anti-spyware program as a threat
Legal experts are worried the decision could prevent cybersecurity apps from doing their jobs effectively
An Excel mistake resulted in Austrian political party announcing the wrong leader
A bad day at the office
Guide to Choosing a New Graphics Card: 5 Key Questions Before Buying
When it comes to upgrading your graphics card, you need to ensure that you're getting the right one for your needs, PC specs, and wallet. We ask five important questions as a guide to help you with choosing a new GPU.
FBI warns that sextortionists are creating explicit deepfakes from people's social media images
Setting your profile to private might be a good idea
Diablo IV becomes Blizzard's fastest-selling game in less than 24 hours (Update: More than three acts)
Early access players have tallied a total of over 10,000 years of game time in just four days
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